Möhnesee is a municipality in the district of
Soest, in
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...
, Germany.
Geography
The Möhnesee municipality is situated around the
Möhne Reservoir (hence the name), approx. 10 km south of
Soest.
History
On the night of the 16/17 May 1943, the Dam which contains the Mohnesee was breached in an attack by Avro Lancaster Bombers of
617 Squadron
Number 617 Squadron is a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron commonly known as The Dambusters for its actions during Operation Chastise against German dams during the World War II, Second World War, originally based at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire ...
of the
British Royal Air Force, the "Dambusters".
In the 1980s the Möhnesee hosted the
Campingkirche.
Neighboring municipalities
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Arnsberg
Arnsberg (; ) is a town in the Hochsauerland county, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the location of the Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg (region), Arnsberg administration and one of the three local administration offices of the Ho ...
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Bad Sassendorf
Bad Sassendorf is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
History
From the 8th century, the area around the Soester plain was under the Merovingian dynasty. The name “Sassendorf” indicates that it was a S ...
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Ense
Ense () is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Ense is situated on the river Möhne, approx. 12 km north-west of Arnsberg and 12 km south-west of Soest. Ense lies at the north side ...
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Soest
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Warstein
Notable places
The ''Drueggelter Kapelle'' can be found at Möhnesee-Drüggelte. It is consecrated to the
Holy Cross.
Subdivisions
The municipality Möhnesee contains the following 18 subdivisions, with Körbecke as the largest:
References
External links
Official site
Lakes of North Rhine-Westphalia
Soest (district)
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